Often I write about following Christ, but what does this mean? Not long ago I leafed through the New Testament, making notes on just what was it Christ said we were to do. … And God says: anyone who desires to come to me will hear my words and put them into practice.
Throughout our written texts, both Hebrew and Christian, we find a God who tells us to “choose life.” … Sadly we don’t always recognize which way to go.
It can readily be acknowledged that God’s way of doing things is not the common way that people do things. … When Christ became incarnate in Jesus so we could see clearly the ways of God, what did we choose? We chose Barabbas, and his ways.
There is a prevalent myth in Christian circles of this Wrathful God that must be appeased by sacrifice. … I have come to believe that God came into our world, became Incarnate in our world as a human being, to correct all our wrong ideas.
First, since torture is so much in the news, I refer you back to the article I wrote not that long ago on torture. … What I really want to talk about today, however, is the way more and more Christian Churches make lots of room for the very rich in their Churches, and the way the very rich are quite comfortable in these Churches.
Many people have an image of God that is much too narrow and small. … Too many people still image God as Male, too. However, God is neither male or female, but is far beyond genders.
This last Friday and Saturday I attended the Northwest Women’s Convocation. … Whenever we have one of these convocations, I find myself coming back to some of my ongoing questions.
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